JANETJASPER

A R T I S T

Janet has experience of all types of painting mediums, including watercolour, acrylic and pastel, but she mainly paints in oils.

Janet is a
retired pensions manager, a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute
(FPMI), who spent over 40 years in the UK pensions industry managing
and providing consultancy advice to some of the UK’s largest Pension
schemes.

She started to paint in the early 90s, and took an art foundation course at Spelthorne College.

She regularly donates paintings for sale in aid of “New Ways” charity, providing aid, mainly in Africa but also in Spain too.

She has her own art group who meet twice per week in her studio and is a member of ‘Artists Unlimited’ based in Moraira. For over 6 years was taking lessons with professional artist Julia Evans at
the Arthouse, in Benidoleig, whom she credits with raising the level of
her work up a notch or three.

Janet JASPER FPMI, is a retired pensions manager who spent over 40 years in the UK pensions industry, over 20 of which were at executive level, managing and providing consultancy advice to some of the UK’s largest Pension schemes.

She
took professional examinations and became an Associate of the Pensions
Management Institute (PMI) and was subsequently invited to become a
Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute; at that time an invitation
that had been made to fewer than 50 females since the Institute was
formed.She
has been married (to the same man, Alan!) for 45 years and has two
fabulous children, (a doctor and a science teacher); three wonderful
granddaughters and a grandson. Her painting of the Bluebell
Wood is from a memory of where she and Alan went for walks when they
were at school together, and had no money to go to the cinema or to the
bowling alley!She
started to paint in the early 90s, and took an art foundation course,
whilst implementing major pension legislation. Her passion for painting
has increased over the years and far from ‘winding down’ in retirement,
she now paints everyday.Since
starting to paint she has regularly donated paintings for sale in aid
of “New Ways” charity, www.newways.org.uk providing aid, mainly in
Africa but in other countries too including Spain. This charity is
promoted by a friend, Angela Docherty; an Investment Manager. The
charity makes sure that expenses taken are kept to a minimum resulting
in over 90% of funds raised going directly to the intended recipients,
some of the worlds poorest people.For 6 years Janet took painting lessons with
professional artist Julia Evans at the Arthouse, in Benideleig, whom she
credits with raising the level of her work up a notch or three! She
also belongs to a local group of artists, ‘Artists Unlimited’